CSKA Gromit "Jokerit", Dawes takes the lead of the race scorers. Review of the day

the Magnitogorsk club today's game completed the home series, which won three. For the first time in the application match the KHL got defender Vadim Antipin, whose brother Viktor plays in the first pair of "metallurg". "Cupid" went away where it won one match out of three. Back in the "tigers" ex-striker of "Magnitogorsk" Bogdan Potekhin.

"metallurg" started the match in a businesslike way: 5 minutes Roman Lyubimov cool throw implemented a counterattack. "Cupid" is not broken after quick goals, but in the second period, Magnitogorsk strengthened its advantage. In the 29th minute goal scored recently signed Michal of Bulimi, nine minutes later, Nikolai Kulemin has successfully substituted a stick in the majority, extending his scoring streak to four games. In the final period the tigers actively attacked, but failed to beat Vasily Koshechkin, reflecting a total of 30 shots and scored the 71st "cracker" in the NHL.

Avtomobilist approached the game from Novosibirsk, with 24 wins out of 25. Back in the squad goalkeeper Jakub kovari, who missed the match with "Sochi" (4:1). "Siberia" has arrived to Ekaterinburg with a series of three defeats and last place in the League. Returned to the application defender Paul Sparrow.

Photoblog: 04.11.18. The KHL championship of the season 2018/2019. "The motorist" (Ekaterinburg) - "Siberia" (Novosibirsk oblast)

Novosibirsk club was not to shade the leader, opening the scoring in the 4th minute. Guests textbook played the most, putting to decisive shot Alexander Sharova. The main events occurred in the second period, when for two opponents scored four goals. The advantage was for the "Motorist": the goals of Anatoly Golyshev, Nigel dose and Alexei Vasilevsky "Siberia" answered only washer Roman Savchenko. Not helped guests and substitution in the 28th minute goalkeeper Danny Taylor on Alexei Krasikov. The most unusual happened goal Savchenko, who became his debut for the club – the defender with the aid of a deflection hit the back of Covaria throw from the center of the site. In the last game of this feat was marked by another defender "Siberia" - Alexander Loginov. In the third period the visitors failed to impose equal struggle, throwing in a shot only five times, the final score was set stéphane Da Costa – 4:2. Dawes scored four points and took the lead of the race scorers.

Comeback in the Chelyabinsk lifted HC Sochi to fifth place in the West

victory HC "Sochi" before the match pointed to a little. The southerners held the fourth match tough away series, suffered two defeats in a row. Besides the list of injured residents is just six people. Yes, and in the confrontation with the "Tractor" the last two meetings left for Chelyabinsk.

the Hosts, getting closer and closer matched to the area playoffs. Three minutes of the first period, Nick Bailen and semen Kokuev scored two goals. But before the break, the most effective defender of HC "Sochi" in this season Jyrki Icepack a powerful shot from the faceoff circle has reduced rupture in the account. In the second period the residents went in front. Kirill Vorobiev well-aimed flick scored first career goal after HC "Sochi" and then Damir Rahimullah caught the rival on unsuccessful exit from the zone.

In the final segment of "Tractor" made a desperate attempt to chase three times perebrosali opponent (18-6), but at least translate the game into overtime failed. All questions took the puck from Robert Rosen into the empty net, which allowed the Swede to win 18 (8+10) points and to become a leader of the race scorer of HC "Sochi". With this victory, the southerners rose to fifth place in the Western conference, leaving behind "Spartacus."

Puck Popova 1,000 th match and the return of the leadership of CSKA

"CSKA" (Moscow) – "Jokerit" (Helsinki) – 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0)

For the last three of the match "Jokerit" suffered as many defeats in regulation time, as for all matches of the season before. Third time in a row, the Finns lost the match against CSKA. For all away series of the Jokerit has not yet gained any points.

the Advantage of CSKA in the first period was just overwhelming: 16-4 in shots on target despite the fact that CSKA have played two minutes in the minority, and guests had moved on. In the starting period of the match the weather on the ice of the owners did the three Maxim Shalunov. First, Alexander Popov goal celebrated his 1,000 th match in the Championships of Russia, and then the same Popov and Konstantin Okulov explained geometrically perfect combination and Salunova had only to shoot an empty corner.

the third match in a row scored by Anton Slepyshev: forward banked steeply from the side, squeezed between two defenders and threw with awkward hands. Brought the matter to the defeat of the "Jokerit" pucks Sergei Andronov and Mikhail Pashmina. CSKA was the fifth victory in a row and took first place in the West. And on Monday CSKA will play with SKA St. Petersburg for the lead in the conference.